Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-11-15
Local Miscellany.
Court meets to-day.


ing. See advertisement.
Henry DUNN visited Baltimore
last week, to make purchase Of hol-
iday goods.
Mr.. J. R. Smith is shipping a large
number of hickory logs from this
place to Hagerstown, via the S. v.
r. R..
CORN WXNrED-in exchange for
Goods, at market rates-at the West
End Store of D. S. HUGHES,
Nov. 1-3t. Charlestown, w. Va,
The body of a young woman who
died suddenly in Hagerstown was
identified as that of Matte Fellers,
of Martinsburg.
The johnson property was insured
with the agency of Messrs. Washing
ton & Alexander, and the damage by
the recent fire has been promptly re-
paired.
Col. Craighill recently contributed
to the Free Press and interesting old
letter in regard to the Charlestown
Academy, dating back to the last
century.
The office Of the Shepherdstown
Register has been removed to the
room known as "MouIder's Hail."
over the stores of Messrs. NJ. B. Ba-
D ker and H. C. Martcn.
Mr.. C. Frank Jones desires us to
inform the public That hereafter there
will be some one at his store to an
swer night calls, and that prescrip-
D tions will be filled at any hour du-
ring the day or night
The telegraph Office at the B. & O.
depot is continued as a branch for
the transaction of commercial bus
mess, and Mr.. John w. Kelley, Jr.,
the gentlemanly operator, continues
to receive messages as usual.
Lettees are advertised at Charles
ton for j. G. Bates, Miss Mollie
Bates, B F. Milton, Thos. H. Mason.
Mrs. F ]. Manning, Miss Mile Ma
theney, James Kirby, George W.
Walker aud Mrs. Margaret OFT.
Dogs raided the fine flock of sheep
of Mr.. BENZ. E. Beavers last Sunday
night, and destroyed some eight or
more. Fortunately Mr.. Beavers and
Mr.. Bryant happened to be returning
from church at the time, and sue
ceeded in killing m of the dogs in the
field and pursued another and hung
him up to 4 fence stake-otherwise
the loss of sheep might have been
much greater.
The local telephone and telegraph
wires got a little mixed last week,
whereby Western Union dispatches
were temporarily cut off and tel
ephone bells jingled to the flash of
electricity not transmitted through
the telephone exchange. John Hop
kins, however, soon set all things
right, and telephone and telegraphic
messages are now transmitted as
smoothly as ever.
Mr.. Theodore Niccwarner, an IN
ployee at Stump & Starry's carriage
mandatory, this city, through the
assistance of his fellow-workmen,
has built for himself a no-top trotting
buggy, the weight of which is only
10 lbs. It's a perfect little beauty,
the workmanship hard to excel, and
goes to prove that we have just as
high an order of mechanism among
US as in any of our neighboring cities
and towns.-Democrdt.
Chas. W. Brown offers q valu-
able %inducemcnt to purchasers at his
Jewelry Store. From now until jan
uary I'd, 1888, he will give with
every purchase to an amount not less
than 25 cts. a ticket emitting the
holder thereof to one chance on n
handsome Marbleizcd Clock, to be
drawn for on the date named. The
prize is a most desirable one, and he
proposes TO add nothing to the sell
ing price of his goods in giving pur-
chasers a chance to draw it.
Sarah Thornton, a worthy colored
woman who in slave times belonged
to the late Samuel Wright, died last
Saturday, aged 67 years. She had
for years lived a consistent christian
life, as a member of the Methodist
Church, and died in full assurance of
a blessed hereafter. The families Of
Capt. J. H. L. Hunter and DR.. H. C.
Beckham, with whom she was raised,
were among the large number in at
tendance at her funeral on Sunday.
Her son, David Whiting, a worthy
and respected employee of the House
Committee on Appropriations, resid-
ing at Washington City, was also in
attendance at the funeral.
We are informed that Mr.. T.. r.
Baker has purchased the good will